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‘Dolphin,’ and the next name ‘Ling,’ is a well-known Norfolk 
surname. 
‘ Mackerel!.’ ‘Molet’ is the old name of the mullet. The surname 
is spelt Mollet now ; hut Wm. Molet, prior of Norwich, used only 
one 1. The mullet in heraldry represents the rowel of a spur. The 
arms of the Prior do not assist us on to the derivation of the 
name ; for he bore on his shield three fish and three mullets. 
‘ Pike,’ ‘ Pickerel : ’ the former would often be from the weapon. 
‘ Eudd,’ in allusion to the colour, and a nearly allied fish, the ‘Eoach,’ 
is blazoned on many different shields by the bearers of the surname. 
By way of contrasts we have ‘ Sturgeon,’ ‘ Salmon ’ (often a 
contraction of Solomon, which accounts for its comparative 
frequency), ‘ Spratt,’ ‘ Spyrlyngo ’ (the smelt), ‘ Skate,’ ‘ Tunney,’ 
and ‘ Tench.’ Fisher Tench was some years since a resident in 
Norwich. ‘Tritton’ or ‘Triton,’ this may be from the mollusk, from 
the bird, or the heathen demi-god. 
‘Whale,’ ‘Whiting,’ and ‘Wray.’ 
I have a long list of Norfolk names which correspond with 
those of plants. ‘ Ash,’ ‘ Aster,’ ‘ Aspin,’ ‘ Anniss,’ perhaps from 
the herb, or the Christian name Agnes. ‘ Alhiutt,’ Mr. Lower says, 
is from aulnette, an old Norman diminutive of aulne, an alder. 
‘ Bean,’ ‘ Broom,’ ‘ Birch,’ ‘ Barley ; ’ going back four centuries, 
we find ‘ Oldbarley ’ and ‘ Oldcorn,’ the former a sheriff of Norwich. 
‘ Bete,’ ‘ Bayes,’ and ‘ Blanchflower.’ In the sixteenth century 
‘ de Beche ’ was a Norwich name. ‘ Bacon,’ is given by Vcrstegan 
as a surname from the beech, which he says was anciently called 
Bacon; and adds, “whereas swynesflesh is now called by the name 
of bacon ; it grew only at the first unto such as were fatted with 
bacon or Beech-mast.” John ‘ Borage ’ lived at Barsham, a.d. 1636. 
‘Bramble’ and ‘Briars.’ John Briars was rector of Diss, a.d. 
1713 ; and William de la Bruere, of Gunton, is mentioned in the 
Crown Pleas Roll. ‘ Burdock,’ ‘ Braken,’ ‘ Butflower ’ (at Haver- 
land, A.D. 1638). 
‘ Cherry,’ ‘ Chervil,’ ‘Crabtree,’ ‘ Crowfoot’ (because his foot was 
like that of a crow, and not from any resemblance to a ranunculus), 
‘ Cornbyno ’ (convolvulus). 
‘Chosnut,’ ‘ Cornell,’ ‘Clover,’ ‘Campion’ a corruption of ‘Champion.’ 
‘ Comyn ’ from cumin ; ‘ Cumino ’ is now a Lynn name. ‘ Cheney ’ 
from the French cMne. ‘Coudray’ from coiidrier. The name 
